Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing · Michigan
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1
Midland, MI · ~186 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1: 0.4 TCR = 13% of Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 safety composite
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1: 0.0 → 0.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 1.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1's TCR rose 0.6 from 0.0 in 2021 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Midland, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/31
- PHOTO LaPorte PVOH
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~186 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LaPorte PVOH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1
0.4 TCR
- LaPorte PVOH
LaPorte PVOH
0.4 TCR
- Dow Chemical -
Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant
0.4 TCR
- Westlake Chemi
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC
0.4 TCR
- OMNOVA Solutio
OMNOVA Solutions - Chester
0.4 TCR
What this shows Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 averages 0.4 TCR (13% of the Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 falls in its industry
644 Methyl cellulose resins manufa establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 31 Methyl cellulose resins manufa employers in Michigan.
Nutrition & Biosciences USA 1 has more employees than the Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · MI · Midland
644 Methyl cellulose resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 135 employers in Midland, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | LaPorte PVOH | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OMNOVA Solutions - Chester | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Plymouth Production | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wynalda Packaging | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fogg Filler Company LLC | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 193 - Lake Orion | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michigan Operations - Midland | 3,755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dow Chemical - Great Lakes Bay Region Corporate Facilities | 3,454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MyMichigan Medical Center Midland | 2,965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland | 2,348 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fairway Construction Co., Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grae-Con construction | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Industrial Resources Corp | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Melvin Pierce Painting Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kaufman Lynn Construction | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gold Crest Care Center | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Playcraft Systems LLC | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc | 186 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.